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Deerland Announces Updated Company Name and Logo
Deerland Enzymes, Inc. (Kennesaw, GA) has announced it will now operate as Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes. The name change was made to reflect the company’s broader probiotic and enzyme expertise and commitment to innovation. “In light of our rapid growth in the probiotic space and the recent acquisition of National Enzyme Company, we feel that ...
Excess Rain Limits Supply and Drives Up Saw Palmetto Prices
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has been in communication with several of its members and other companies actively involved in the saw palmetto berry harvest in Florida, who contributed to this report. The harvest season began in early August in Florida and the total berry harvest for the season should be known early this ...
New Draft Guidance for Probiotic Labeling Could Yield Inaccurate Product Labels, CRN Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a draft guidance entitled “Policy Regarding Quantitative Labeling of Dietary Supplements Containing Live Microbials” to advise firms that manufacture, market or distribute dietary supplements that contain live microbial ingredients of the conditions under which the FDA intends to exercise enforcement discretion to allow firms to declare ...
Sensient Organic Garlic Offers Farm-to-Table Transparency
Sensient Natural Ingredients (SNI, Turlock, CA) has introduced California-grown organic garlic. Joining SNI’s growing portfolio of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) certified and Non-GMO (genetically modified organism) Project Verified organic products, the organic garlic meets the rigorous standards of Certasure, Sensient’s promise for quality organic products. “The newly launched Certasure program is our way of ...
Nature’s Way and Natural Products Canada Sign Investment Agreement
Nature’s Way (Green Bay, WI) and Natural Products Canada (NPC) have signed an agreement to co-invest in innovative natural health product opportunities in Canada. The output of this partnership will continue to feed consumers’ needs for natural product solutions, a category that is already growing +5 percent in Canada. “We are very excited to explore ...
Study Advocates for Risky FMT Procedure Over Probiotic Supplements
A new study published in the medical journal Cell encourages patients to avoid probiotics in favor of a medical procedure that is known to cause adverse events in more than 25 percent of patients. The Natural Products Association (NPA) pointed out the near universal medical consensus that probiotics are safe and effective and questioned why ...
China FDA Changes Name
On August 29, the website of the administrative service department under the original China FDA (Food and Drug Administration) released a document on the new offering procedure of drug registration application. In the document, it says that the English name of China FDA has been changed to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), so applicants ...
DuPont Nutrition & Health Creates “Clean Label Hub,” Expands R&D Team
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Brabrand, Denmark) has announced it is expanding its R&D team by creating a “clean label hub” at the Brabrand facility. Intending to boost its project pipeline in healthy nutrition and clean label texturant offerings, six new employees will join the existing team to focus on both ingredient and process development. The ...
Former PepsiCo Exec Joins Valensa as CSO
Margaret H. Dohnalek, PhD, bringing 30 years expertise leading nutritional innovations for Fortune 500 brands, has joined Valensa International (Orlando, FL) as chief scientific officer. Dohnalek recently served at PepsiCo as head of technology scouting and knowledge innovation solutions as well as having a leading role in the corporation’s Global Nutrition Group partnerships and business development. Prior to this, ...
AHPA NDI Database Shows Increase of Recent Notifications Filed Successfully
Eight of the 21 new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between January 1, 2018 and May 31, 2018 were filed by the agency without substantive comment. The vast majority of these (17) complied with all submission regulations (21 CFR 190.6). The recently received data have been analyzed and ...
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